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Summary

The earthwork remains of several possible strip field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs in fields to the south of West Kentisbury and Kentisbury Town. Although substantially smaller, they are similar in form to those visible surrounding the deserted settlement at North Thorne, approximately 3.5 km to the south-east.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1889 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The earthworks do not correspond with any depicted map features.

Royal Air Force, 1964, RAF 543/2821 F66, RAF 543/2821 (F66) 0195-96 27-APR-1964 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350307.

North to south aligned earthwork banks are visible.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.

The earthwork remains of several possible strip field boundaries of probable medieval date are visible on aerial photographs in fields to the south of West Kentisbury and Kentisbury Town. Centred at SS 6202 4389, four lynchets are visible in two fields, running approximately north-south and measuring up to 50 metres long by 6.5 metres wide. Although substantially smaller, they are similar in form to earthwork boundaries seen outside Kentisbury approximately 500 metres north-west and those which surround the deserted settlement at North Thorne, 3.5 km to the south-east. It is not clear from the aerial photographs what, if any, relationship exists bewteen these strip lynchets and the settlement pattern at Kentisbury Town. The lynchets are not depicted on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, suggesting they were abandoned some time prior to publication in 1889.
This description has been adapted from a monument record originally created as part of the Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme (NMP) survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349018	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital.
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SDV350307	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1964. RAF 543/2821 F66. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF 543/2821 (F66) 0195-96 27-APR-1964. [Mapped feature: #62751 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project

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